OPA 70th Anniversary Celebration

2026 OPA 70th Anniversary Celebration:

The Celebration will take place at the Salem Convention Center, Friday/Saturday, August 28-29, 2026.

This year’s theme is: Poetry of Endurance, Resilience, Strength, & Rarity
Registration on Submittable (early bird discount until July 16th!)

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2026 Keynote: ARMIN TOLENTINO

Armin Tolentino earned his MFA at Rutgers University in Newark. He is the author of We Meant to Bring It Home Alive (Alternating Current Press, 2019) and co-author of the children’s book Mythwakers: The Manananggal (Hopewell Press, 2026) and his poetry has appeared in Oregon Humanities, Hyphen Magazine, The Raven Chronicles, and elsewhere. Originally from Lincoln Park, New Jersey, he now lives in Vancouver, Washington, with his wife and her chinchilla. He’s been the Clark County Poetry Laureate, an Oregon Literary Arts Fellowship recipient, an avid (albeit unsuccessful) fisherman, and hopes one day to earn a Guinness Record for World’s Loudest Clap.

 

 

2026 Workshop Leaders

Check out the Workshop descriptions! and Workshop Leaders’ Bios!

Registration Fees and Dates

Early Bird registration begins May 26th and ends July 16th, when regular registration will continue until August 20th.
Here are the registration fees.
Early Bird:
  • OPA Member $195
  • Non member $245
  • Student/Low Income $100
Standard or regular:
  • OPA Member $225
  • Non Member $275
  • Student/Low Income $110

Draft Schedule

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